A review by omnilegentoberski
The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

What. A. Book. This one is going to stick with me for a long while. It made me angry; it made me sad; it made me fist pump in support. This is one of those books you can’t shut up about and just have to talk to people about. It’s based on some women who went missing during a time in St Cloud when there were several serial killers on the lose who murders were never solved. It’s a statement on sexualizing young women and the harm in keeping quiet about the wrongs in your community. It’s a story about growing up and realizing that the monsters in your life are much nearer and insidious than you realized. And it’s about fighting for those girls who no one seems to care about enough to go looking for. I will never be able to reread this book because I am an emotional mess now, but it was so so so well done. While the content is definitely triggering, the author is not graphic in the content (something I truly appreciated) giving you just enough information that you were aware of what had happened while leaving it vague enough that it was not trauma porn. Highly recommend this one!
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